english literature quiz 1

sonnet

sonnet

14 line poem, ends with couplet

personification

giving human attributes to non human things

explication

formal explanation of the meaning of a poem

couplets

When two lines have the same rhyme

Assonance

repeating vowel sounds

alliteration

repetition of consonant sounds

end stopped

line ending wth puntuation

enjabment

when a line continues from another

metaphor

comparison between two things

pentameter

10 syllables, or 5 metric feet

tetrameter

8 syllables or 4 metric feet

ode

poem with a serious topic

apostrophe

talking to an abstract thing

dramatic monologue

single speaker speaks to silent listener and reveals something

allusion

reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text

ambiguity

being open to more than one interpretation

dynamic

changes

static

does not change

cyberpunk

genre of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technolog

epiphany

a moment when a character has a sudden realization that changes their understanding of themselves or the world

verbal irony

sarcasm

situational irony

when the outcome of a situation is contrary to or different from what is expected

dramatic irony

when the reader knows more than the character

arena author

brown

arena plot

human vs alien in the dome, invisible wall

the birthmark author

hawthorne

the birthmark plot

mad scientist wants to remove wife’s “imperfection”

yellow wallpaper author

Perkins Gilman

yelllow wallpaper plot

crazy woman trapped in a room

hills like white elephants author

Hemingway

hills like white elaphants plot

two people meet at a train station and talk about the future

Jesus shaves author

Sedaris

Jesus shaves plot

man talks about the language barriers and how weird a holiday can seem through another country’s perspective

the lesson author

cade bambara

the lesson plot

they go to new york and see how privileged some people are

cathedral author

carver

cathedral plot

wife has a blind friend that is blind. the author struggles with his own insecurities

the thing in the forest author

Byatt

the thing in the forest plot

They are in a worn torn city, they see a monster, and their live change form that point on

st lucy’s home author

russel

wildwood author

diaz